Journal profile

Postgraduate medical journal

Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISSN0032-5473 | 0370-0593 | 1469-0756 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.71
Citation rate 3.92 1,248 total citations
h5-index 41 h5 depth signal
Cited share 71.6% 244 of 341
Total citations 1,248 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.25 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.3% 16 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United Kingdom 671
China 482
United States 314
India 267
Japan 66

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 502
Cardiology 243
Healthcare Policy 191
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 188
Medical Ethics 123

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 12,318 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 341 244 cited publications
Last 12 months 217 18.1 publications/month
Open access share 16.1% 35 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United Kingdom 671 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 502 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 20 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v41, 1965-
PubMed
v1n1, Oct. 1925-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
PMC Inactive
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Cardiology Patient Care Genetics & Genomics Musculoskeletal Disorders Healthcare Policy Medical Ethics

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Fellowship of Medicine and Post-Graduate Medical Association
Contributor
Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine

Broad Categories

Medicine Patient Care Musculoskeletal Disorders Cardiology Genetics & Genomics Medical Ethics Digestive Disorders

MeSH Descriptors

Medicine

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

07
Open DOI
Kai Jian Chin, Umar Rehman, Shireen S Gohari et al.
Background: Despite sustained research interest among medical students and resident doctors, the UK clinical academic workforce is declining. The current study examined associations between mentorship, childhood socioeconomic disadvantag...
09
Open DOI
Mehmet Şirin Büyükkaya, Mesut Kina, Mahmut Şahin et al.
Background: Emergency physicians working prolonged shifts may show temporal variation in clinical practice. We examined whether diagnostic resource utilization differed across scheduled shift periods in a structured low-acuity emergency ...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Online version called also: PMJ online.

Vol. 75, no. 890 (Dec. 1999) misnumbered as v. 75, no. 800.

Supplements accompany some issues, -1996.

Also available online. Vols. for 2002- include some content available only online.

Microfilm. v. 1 (1925)-16 (1940) + suppl. 8 (1932)-9 (1933). 7 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.

Issued by the Fellowship of Medicine and Post-Graduate Medical Association, later the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine.

Supersedes the Bulletin of the Fellowship of Medicine and Post-Graduate Medical Association.

v. 17 (1941)-Will not microfilm 2005228

Vol. 56, no. 651 (JAN 1980)19920831 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper